Family: Charadriidae (Plovers)

Authority: (Fraser, 1845)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is thought to have a relatively small population size, numbering 1,500-7,000 mature individuals. It is precautionarily suspected to be declining, but probably only slowly, in response to habitat loss and degradation driven principally by pastoralism and peat harvesting, but also infrastructure including roads. Its remote range probably buffers it from more rapid declines, but this should continue to be closely monitored. It is accordingly listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 1500-7000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,935,800 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial